IDA only - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in IDA only was 633,100 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 633,100 in 2018 and a minimum value of 374,250 in 1990.

Definition: Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Year Value
1990 374,250
1991 377,500
1992 385,250
1993 389,480
1994 395,950
1995 405,090
1996 407,900
1997 413,980
1998 430,000
1999 438,650
2000 443,350
2001 439,260
2002 459,590
2003 478,840
2004 482,290
2005 505,280
2006 508,080
2007 523,130
2008 539,620
2009 545,820
2010 561,800
2011 565,090
2012 579,850
2013 589,650
2014 597,720
2015 608,890
2016 622,610
2017 625,740
2018 633,100

Methane emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in IDA only was 265,720 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 265,720 in 2018 and a minimum value of 93,060 in 1990.

Definition: Methane emissions from energy processes are emissions from the production, handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Year Value
1990 93,060
1991 98,390
1992 103,220
1993 108,370
1994 112,880
1995 116,360
1996 119,450
1997 122,680
1998 125,740
1999 128,880
2000 132,410
2001 137,730
2002 142,570
2003 147,130
2004 151,630
2005 156,010
2006 162,630
2007 169,310
2008 175,990
2009 182,740
2010 189,460
2011 201,820
2012 214,220
2013 227,140
2014 240,070
2015 252,970
2016 257,230
2017 261,470
2018 265,720

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in IDA only was 21.91 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 21.91 in 2008, while its lowest value was 6.02 in 1970.

Definition: Methane emissions from energy processes are emissions from the production, handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

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Year Value
1970 6.02
1971 7.75
1972 7.66
1973 7.22
1974 8.56
1975 8.04
1976 8.44
1977 7.65
1978 7.70
1979 7.14
1980 7.36
1981 8.12
1982 7.70
1983 7.45
1984 8.99
1985 9.43
1986 9.38
1987 8.74
1988 10.32
1989 10.21
1990 17.81
1991 18.37
1992 18.69
1993 19.16
1994 19.47
1995 19.61
1996 19.90
1997 20.07
1998 19.92
1999 20.01
2000 20.27
2001 21.01
2002 20.91
2003 20.81
2004 21.16
2005 20.94
2006 21.52
2007 21.74
2008 21.91

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in IDA only was 1,006,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,006,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 522,470 in 1990.

Definition: Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Year Value
1990 522,470
1991 535,660
1992 552,320
1993 565,490
1994 579,680
1995 593,510
1996 600,390
1997 611,260
1998 631,310
1999 644,010
2000 653,350
2001 655,450
2002 681,860
2003 706,980
2004 716,530
2005 745,010
2006 755,700
2007 778,630
2008 803,130
2009 817,250
2010 841,210
2011 858,300
2012 886,770
2013 911,820
2014 935,000
2015 961,390
2016 981,920
2017 991,790
2018 1,006,000

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in IDA only was 33.81 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 57.30 in 2007 and a minimum value of -11.67 in 1991.

Definition: Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

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Year Value
1991 -11.67
1992 11.58
1993 -9.77
1994 -6.40
1995 -0.79
1996 -7.36
1997 -7.04
1998 -1.90
1999 -1.52
2000 -3.91
2001 1.68
2002 -1.00
2003 -1.10
2004 3.89
2005 5.27
2006 23.21
2007 57.30
2008 29.67
2009 31.42
2010 31.10
2011 32.46
2012 33.81

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions